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미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII B8A3WVZ590 · 등록명 PHENYL BENZOATE · 단일 화학물질

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PHENYL BENZOATE

Phenyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of phenol with benzoic acid.

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII B8A3WVZ590 · registered name PHENYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Phenyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of phenol with benzoic acid.

Source: PubChem

Phenyl Benzoate is the ester of phenol and Benzoic Acid. It conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCEStops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: International fragrance standard (IFRA)
Restricted: China · Japan · South Korea

Source: IFRA fragrance standards · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Argentina · Brazil

Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.5% (expressed as acid)

ASEAN

Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.5 % (acid)

Taiwan

0.5%

European Union

Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.5% (acid)

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction V/1a

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 安息香酸フェニル: 本品は、安息香酸（＊）とフェノールのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PHENYL BENZOATEINCI페닐벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, phenyl esterSynonym安息香酸フェニルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 93-99-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 202-293-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID0048210
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID8028185

IUPAC: Phenyl benzoate
Molecular formula: C13H10O2
Molecular weight: 198.221 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Solid with an odor of geraniums, [Merck Index] Crystalline powder, [Alfa Aesar MSDS] · solid
Melting/freezing point: 71 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 314 ℃
Flash point: 129 ℃
Flammability (solid, gas): flammable
Vapour pressure: 0.0005 ㎜Hg
Water solubility: 38.4 ㎎/ℓ (@ 25 ℃, est.)
Vapour density: 6.84
Relative density: 1.041
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 3.59
Viscosity: 0.74 cP
Molecular weight: 198.22

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Preservative1
Fragrance1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

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SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted